Panania (South) - Picnic Point · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How much of daily life sits within a walk of home — a transparent 0–10 walkability score and the everyday destinations you can reach on foot: shops, public transport, schools, parks and health services, plus the streets and terrain in between.
Fewer than 55% of homes in Panania (South) - Picnic Point are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, a gap that stands out in an otherwise very walkable area. While the walkability score is 6.4, which is considered very walkable, the lack of nearby shops contrasts with the easy access residents have to parks and transport.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Panania (South) - Picnic Point — very walkable of areas.
| Panania (South) - Picnic Point | 6.4 |
|---|---|
| 2213, NSW | 6.7 |
| New South Wales | 6.2 |
Share of homes (G-NAF addresses) in Panania (South) - Picnic Point by walking time to the nearest amenity of each type, on an elevation-aware pedestrian network. How we calculate this →
The overall walkability score and how much of daily life is a short walk away.
About 70.5% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 71.9%. On average, there are 6.1 amenity types within a 15-minute walk, which is about the same as the state average.
6.4
Very walkable of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
A 0–10 score for how much of daily life sits within an easy walk of the average home — weighing how close groceries, public transport, cafés, parks, health services, schools, culture and everyday services are, and how many of each. Walking times are measured on an elevation-aware pedestrian network, so hills count against reach. The methodology page describes how the score is put together.
6.1
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many of the eight everyday amenity types — groceries, food & drink, health, schools, parks, culture, everyday services and public transport — the average home can reach on foot within 15 minutes, out of 8.
70.5%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of local homes that can reach at least five of the eight everyday amenity types within a 15-minute walk — the "15-minute city" test. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
How many homes can walk to groceries, transport, schools, parks and health services.
Access to essentials is mixed; while 100% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of a park and 99.7% are near public transport, only 50.1% are within that distance of health services. This is far above the state average for schools and transport, but well below for groceries and health.
54.3%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or everyday shopping. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
99.7%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of local homes within a 10-minute walk of a public-transport stop — bus, train, tram or ferry. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
94.4%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a school. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
100.0%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of a park or area of open space. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
50.1%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of local homes within a 15-minute walk of health services such as a GP, pharmacy or hospital. Homes are counted as addresses (G-NAF), not people.
Amenity density, how well the streets connect, and how hilly the walk is.
The area has 145 intersections per square kilometre and a typical terrain slope of 4.8%, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 6.8%. There are 9.4 walkable amenities per 1,000 residents, which is well below the state average.
9.4
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Walkable amenities — shops, cafés, parks, health services, schools, cultural and community places, everyday services and public-transport stops — per 1,000 residents. Measures how much is around, apart from how far it is to walk there.
145
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Walkable street intersections per square kilometre. Denser, better-connected street grids give more direct routes on foot than winding, cul-de-sac layouts.
4.8%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average terrain slope across the area, as a percent grade. Steeper ground shortens how far people will walk; it is already folded into the walkability score through the elevation-aware pedestrian network, and is shown here on its own for context.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Walkability in Panania (South) - Picnic Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/119011658/panania-picnic-point/topic/walkability
